hairy honeysuckle

noun

: a twining shrub (Lonicera hirsuta) of moist woodlands of the northern and eastern U.S. and adjacent Canada with dull dark green leaves that are sessile or short-petioled and pubescent on both surfaces and with crowded terminal spikes of orange or yellow flowers

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“Hairy honeysuckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairy%20honeysuckle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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